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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
53.72770, -1.89077
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 317m away — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 317m away — 4 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +56 more · last seen 2025; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +56 more · last seen 2025; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Neat Feather-moss +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Syrphus, Harmonia axyridis form succinea +6 more · last seen 2025
Free
〰Waterside walks
Good match
Reservoir — waterside public access; parking
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Calderdale WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Brighouse Boundary WalkWalking route29 km▾
Named routeLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Hebble TrailWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Bronte WayWalking route71 km▾
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Calderdale Way LinkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Kitten Cloughpublic footpath · 68 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 68 mSurface settPath type: path
72 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route60 m▾
Named routeRef 66Length 60 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
13,332 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,332 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Swift · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +37
- SwiftApus apus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RavenCorvus corax
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Fox
Syrphus · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Green Shieldbug · Common Pine Combhorn · Red-legged Shieldbug +1
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Common Pine CombhornDiprion pini
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Common Smoothcap · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss +19
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,332 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Swift · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +37
- SwiftApus apus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RavenCorvus corax
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Fox
Syrphus · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Green Shieldbug · Common Pine Combhorn · Red-legged Shieldbug +1
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Common Pine CombhornDiprion pini
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Common Smoothcap · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss +19
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Greasewort
Greasewort
Aneura pinguis
Aneura pinguis
HeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaOverleaf PelliaPellia epiphyllaSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumGreat Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis2025Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis2025Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025